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A Barista’s Tale

Melissa Hebbe May 11, 2011

The end of the semester brings countless hours of studying and completing final papers, which ultimately lead to students staying up late and pulling all-nighters. Somehow, students manage to roll out...

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Research Assistants Hold SINC Site Sit-in

Melissa Hebbe March 29, 2011

From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 Research Assistants and Undergraduate students protested the proposed increase of Stony Brook’s technology fee at the Main Library SINC site. Currently,...

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Stony Brook Students Reveal Their Secrets

Melissa Hebbe March 28, 2011
Stony Brook Secrets, is an event started by Ed Arzomand where students can post secrets anonymously hung up in the Tabler Arts Center Gallery.
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Taking the Class out of the Classroom: Students Visit Museums for Class Requirements

Melissa Hebbe March 21, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbstatesman/sets/72157626319451212/show/ Walking down Fifth Avenue on the east side of Central Park, street vendors step out from behind their tables, coaxing pedestrians...

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Your Valentine’s Day Playlist

Melissa Hebbe February 23, 2011

After a romantic night out, you might want to get some smooching in.  Music gets you and your loved one in the mood.  Songs to get it on to: “Crash into Me” by Dave Matthews Band “Who’s...

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Fashion Tips for 2011

Melissa Hebbe January 30, 2011

It may not exactly feel like spring quite yet, but Stony Brook’s spring semester has officially started. What has also arrived? The spring and summer fashion trends. With the cold weather and snow, who’s...

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Students Direct and Act in Proof

Melissa Hebbe November 28, 2010

“Proof,” presented by the Pocket Theatre organization, made its home in Theater Three in the Staller Center the weekend of Nov. 19th. The play opens with Robert, played by Ryan Farrell, a mathematical...

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Classic to Modern, Wind Ensemble Performs First Concert of the Year

Melissa Hebbe November 28, 2010

With a wave of Bruce Engel’s baton, the Wind Ensemble flooded the Staller Center with music. The night was focused on the theme “Winds and Water,” hinting at the ensemble’s instruments and connecting...

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Photo Credit: Stony Brook

Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky Premieres at Staller

Melissa Hebbe November 16, 2010

“You don’t like color, Mademoiselle Chanel,” asked Catherine Stravinsky, after moving into Coco’s black and white decorated villa. “Only if it’s black,” said Coco Chanel. The Staller...

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Photo Credit: Staller Center

New Production Boris Godunov Continues Met Live Series

Melissa Hebbe November 3, 2010

200 people, 600 costumes, 73 orchestra members and 120 chorus members all worked together for the production of Modest Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov,” conducted by Valery Gergiev and produced by...

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Hundreds of Shoelaces Tightly Tied For Mile-long Heart Walk

Melissa Hebbe October 19, 2010

People around Suffolk County joined together for the Start! Heart Walk on Saturday to support the efforts of the American Heart Association. According to the American Heart Association, every 38 seconds...

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Stony Brook Authors Share in Semester’s First Afternoon of Poetry

Melissa Hebbe October 5, 2010

“My Life as a Dessert,” “The Dream of Communication,” and “A Word about Problem Customers.” These were just a few of the poems that Stony Brook authors shared during the semester’s first...

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